Day Thirty // March 23 // Preaching “It is no use walking anywhere to preach unless our walking is our preaching.” – St. Francis of Assisi –
You and I are called to be the voice of Christ speaking to our world. Preaching is not merely the domain of the ordained or those who occupy a pulpit. Every day, in the places we go and amongst the people we meet, we can be the voice of Christ proclaiming good news and hope to the world. A great example of this was St. Francis of Assisi, who lived some eight hundred years ago. In Francis’ call from God, he heard a distinct summons to put the teachings of Jesus into practice. Francis wrote: “As for me, I desire this privilege from the Lord, that never may I have any privilege from man, except to do reverence to all, and to convert the world by obedience to the